by David Chung | Sep 15, 2019 | Leadership Blog
In its broadest sense, discourse refers to the act of exchanging words in conversation. When applied to leadership, however, the Korean National Dictionary offers a more specific definition: “speech in which a person representing an organization or occupying a public...
by David Chung | Sep 15, 2019 | Leadership Blog
Yesterday, after finishing my sermon at the first service and before the second service began, I was resting with a cup of coffee at the café in my church. At that moment, a church member who had come in for coffee approached me and asked, “Pastor, how much time did...
by David Chung | Apr 19, 2019 | Newsletter
Dear Friends, April 2019 Jesus is risen! The message of the resurrection requires to obey the Great Commission. DCMi’s mission is to preach the...
by David Chung | Apr 2, 2019 | Leadership Blog
So much of leadership relies on good character. Trust is created through it. Talent is protected by it. Internal peace is fostered by it. People cannot climb beyond the limitations of their character. Leaders cannot succeed beyond the depth of their character. Good...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
1 Kings 1 records the story of Solomon ascending to the throne of Israel as David’s successor. As David grew old and had not yet named a successor, Adonijah conspired to seize the throne for himself. A significant number of high-ranking officials in David’s...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
When I was young, I admired the kind of person who seemed to have an answer for every category of problem—a walking encyclopedia. But as I have grown older and gradually learned more about life and the world, I have come to realize how little I can speak about with...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
They say that the human heart consists of three elements: intellect, emotion, and will. Of these, the most powerful force driving human behavior is emotion. Who was it that called man a rational being? If human beings truly deliberated before acting, many disasters...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
Perhaps because I was born and raised in a Confucian cultural world until adulthood, even though it has been 30 years since I came to America, I still feel somewhat uncomfortable talking about money. Even when we are simply exchanging money, Koreans tend to put it in...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
One of the indispensable qualities of leadership is initiative. Without it, leadership dissolves into mere management—or worse, passive reaction. If a leader does not actively guide by a clear mission and set of values, he or she will inevitably be driven by...
by David Chung | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership Blog
Not long ago, I came across the word hubris in a newspaper column. In Greek mythology, hubris described a person so swollen with pride that he dared to challenge the gods—only to meet inevitable destruction. Pride does not simply precede failure; it prepares the way...
